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Score 710 twice, shall I retake again?

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Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 20:24
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Hi everyone,I took my first test on 7/24 and scored 710 (Q50, V34, IR3). I was scoring 750, 740 for my last two Prep exam, so quite disappointed that day. IR was extremely weird type that day so I guess I was a bit out of luck. And also I was not allowed to wear the jacket into the room because the staff there thought a light down jacket was a outwear jacket. So I feel cold and uncomfortable during the exam.

Without much hesitation, I cancelled my score and register another exam yesterday (8/10), but unfortunately I got another 710 (Q50, V35, IR8). After the second time getting a 710,I was quite defeated. Also, I start to question myself. I am not sure if the score I get from the mock was just a luck or is because I did not perform 100% during the exam. I know I did not study
tons during the two weeks between the two exams, I took a break to have a mini vacation. Then I got the Official Advanced question and did all the verbal questions with 2/3 correct. Then I watched a lot of the GMAT NINJA videos about SC and RC. Took another two official prep exams with 710 and 770 (overlapping questions with the previous exam), and a veritas mock with 710. I know my weak area is verbal and I always feel running against the clock and barely finished all the questions. Not sure what should be the best strategy now to improve it. For anyone retake the exam in a short time period, can you please share some of your strategy using the two weeks? How did you prepare for it?

In addition, I was originally plan to apply R1 for the M7 school (HBS, Wharton and Columbia). Not sure if I should retake again? Or I should just start to write my essay and submit my application before the R1 deadline? I'm in the over-represented group so I feel 710 is probably not good enough to get me into M7. Also, is it in general better to apply early(R1)?

If I do end up retaking, should I cancel my score or keep it? Someone says it is better for the school to see your progress but some says it is better just to show one good score. Advice?

Apologies for a lengthy post. Please share your thoughts. Many thanks!!
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake a gain? [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 16:26
anyone can share some thoughts here??
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 16:44
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If you need a higher score, then cancel this one and retake.

You didn't do that much verbal prep between the two tests. So, it's not surprising that your verbal score did not increase much.

You need to do more verbal prep before you retake, and 2/3 hard questions correct is not a high enough hit rate.

To score relatively high in verbal, you have to get at least 4/5 correct consistently, and 9/10 correct in practice would be better.

Also, you won't get better at verbal by just learning about it. You have to learn to execute consistently.

Over the next couple weeks, you could do more verbal prep, and this time, do lots of untimed practice to develop your vision and execution skills, and shoot for streaks of at least 15 correct in a row.

You can work question type by question type, sticking with each question type until you get 10 to 15 hard questions of that type correct in a row.
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 16:53
You got the same scores twice on the two official tests. That seems to be your current ability as determined by the GMAT.

Not to discourage you, but simply doing more practice and taking the test once more likely will not result in a significant increase in the score. There are random reasons you may end up scoring higher or lower, but those changes may occur within statistical limits.

You may be from an overrepresented group and so it might be advisable to work on your applications. Those activities are more likely to be result in positive results than from taking the test again and hoping for a higher score. Good luck.
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2020, 13:55
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If you need a higher score, then cancel this one and retake.

You didn't do that much verbal prep between the two tests. So, it's not surprising that your verbal score did not increase much.

You need to do more verbal prep before you retake, and 2/3 hard questions correct is not a high enough hit rate.

To score relatively high in verbal, you have to get at least 4/5 correct consistently, and 9/10 correct in practice would be better.

Also, you won't get better at verbal by just learning about it. You have to learn to execute consistently.

Over the next couple weeks, you could do more verbal prep, and this time, do lots of untimed practice to develop your vision and execution skills, and shoot for streaks of at least 15 correct in a row.

You can work question type by question type, sticking with each question type until you get 10 to 15 hard questions of that type correct in a row.



Thanks for the advice! I have decided to give another try and will definitely focus on Verbal review this time.
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2020, 14:07
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With a short time frame, you should really focus on your process for tackling verbal questions. Most of the clients I work with who've hit a verbal plateau gain significant points by focusing on things like answer elimination (SC) and core question focus (RC). There are a number of other process improvements that you should focus on drilling (ideally with expert help) to quickly increase the score you can get with your current level of content knowledge.
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2020, 15:12
Hovkial wrote:
You got the same scores twice on the two official tests. That seems to be your current ability as determined by the GMAT.

Not to discourage you, but simply doing more practice and taking the test once more likely will not result in a significant increase in the score. There are random reasons you may end up scoring higher or lower, but those changes may occur within statistical limits.

You may be from an overrepresented group and so it might be advisable to work on your applications. Those activities are more likely to be result in positive results than from taking the test again and hoping for a higher score. Good luck.


I totally appreciate the honesty. Yes, it might be a bit hard now to improve my score, and the essays are very important for sure. I have made the decision to retake the exam in two weeks and push the application to R2.
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2020, 17:03
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FlyingWhale wrote:
RetaketheGMAT wrote:
With a short time frame, you should really focus on your process for tackling verbal questions. Most of the clients I work with who've hit a verbal plateau gain significant points by focusing on things like answer elimination (SC) and core question focus (RC). There are a number of other process improvements that you should focus on drilling (ideally with expert help) to quickly increase the score you can get with your current level of content knowledge.


Thanks for sharing!


Happy to discuss further with more details about your exact challenges on your previous attempts. Process focus is a very viable way to improve your score in a week or two rather than going back to the old practice problem / practice test model (as was mentioned by another expert)
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Re: Score 710 twice, shall I retake again? [#permalink] New post   13 Aug 2020, 19:14
RetaketheGMAT wrote:
FlyingWhale wrote:
RetaketheGMAT wrote:
With a short time frame, you should really focus on your process for tackling verbal questions. Most of the clients I work with who've hit a verbal plateau gain significant points by focusing on things like answer elimination (SC) and core question focus (RC). There are a number of other process improvements that you should focus on drilling (ideally with expert help) to quickly increase the score you can get with your current level of content knowledge.


Thanks for sharing!


Happy to discuss further with more details about your exact challenges on your previous attempts. Process focus is a very viable way to improve your score in a week or two rather than going back to the old practice problem / practice test model (as was mentioned by another expert)


Thanks! Shall I order an ESR so I can know the exact weakness?
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